Donna Vekic ousts Caroline Garcia 6-4 3-6 7-5 in the final in Monterrey on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 29 minutes. This is the first time that the Croatian conquered this tournament. Her best result in this competition so far was reaching the 2nd round. Here you can see when her history at this event.
Highlights Donna Vekic vs. Caroline Garcia Abierto GNP Seguros – Monterrey
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Croatian scored 108 points vs. Garcia’s 107
.Vekic
Donna struck 13 aces and she committed 8 double faults. Vekic was stunning in converting all the break points (3/3).
Garcia
On the other side, the French player was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 13% – 2/16). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Vekic and Garcia is 6-4 for Donna.
This was the 4th career title for the Croatian. She won the previous title in Courmayeur. (see list of titles and finals). Caroline remains with 11th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Vekic conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) before finally winning the set (6-4).
Vekic was unerring in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 11th game (6-3 30-40). On the other side, the French player was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 10th game (4-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 63 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Donna won just 3 more points than Garcia (33-30). Vekic lost 10 points on serve (21-10). on the other side of the net, the French player conceded 12 points on serve (20-12).
Vekic conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Caroline Garcia in the 2nd game (2-0). Caroline extended her lead after breaking the Croatian in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).
It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Caroline won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to bring the scoreline from 0-2 to 5-2.
Garcia was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (1-2 40-A), the 5th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (5-2 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Caroline didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 72 points. Caroline was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Donna (40-32). Caroline surrendered 7 points on serve (17-7). on the other side of the net, Vekic conceded 23 points on serve (25-23).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Croatian conquered in the 12th game (7-5).
Vekic wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 12th game (6-5 0-40). On the other side, Garcia was unable to convert any of her 4 break points. She had 4 break points opportunities in the 7th game (3-3 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 80 points. The Croatian was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Caroline (43-37). Vekic dropped 15 points on serve (29-15). on the other side of the net, the French player conceded 14 points on serve (22-14).